Now in their 21st year, the awards, in association with Gloucestershire Live, the Gloucester Citizen and Gloucestershire Echo, are the largest regional media awards of their kind in the UK.

They provide the ideal opportunity for the business community to get together and celebrate the best and most innovative companies in the county.

The awards once again are being headline sponsored by Randall & Payne. This year sees 14 categories to enter, including Business of the Year, Small Business of the Year and Family Business of the Year.

There are also categories for Young Business Person of the Year, Rural Business of the Year and the Best Place to Work award.

Randall & Payne managing partner Tim Watkins said: “Randall & Payne have been headline sponsors for seven consecutive years and it remains a privilege to help showcase the success of our business community.

“As a long established Gloucestershire business, it is always encouraging to see the quality of the entrants coming forward year after year, as well as the variety, and to see county businesses ever growing and evolving with the times.”

“These awards are the ones to win, with a range of categories suited for any successful organisation to tell their story, from large private and public companies through to thriving entrepreneurial businesses, promising start-ups and established SMEs.”

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There are many reasons why companies decide to enter business awards, from the opportunity to celebrate a particular achievement through to showing the wider community how proud they are of their success.

The awards also raise the profile of businesses locally and offer firms PR and networking opportunities.

Randall & Payne is no stranger to receiving awards.

Last year the company won a British Accountancy Award for Best Client Project as well as being shortlisted for the Audit Team of the Year.

Randall & Payne partner and business advisory lead Will Abbott said: “The awards provide a chance to publicise success locally, provide a good news story for your staff and also provide a structured chance to assess where you are as a business and quantify the benefits that you have delivered to your customers.”

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It is recognised and approved by the ICAEW, ACCA, and AAT, and each year it commits to recruiting a number of trainees who join straight from A levels or after university.

Most will train for technical roles like accountants and auditors, but it also has a trainee in the admin team.

The firm feels that this ongoing commitment to bringing in new trainees allows it to play a part in the wider community, as well as ensuring it continues to build it’s already talented workforce, sustaining and growing our business.

It offers an excellent training programme and many of the company’s past trainees have gone on to achieve great things.

Some are now partners and managers, whereas others are well on their way to developing successful careers in the firm, making a real and valuable contribution to the business and adding value for clients.

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Randall & Payne is delighted that Gina has now been shortlisted for the 2018 awards, this time in the ‘AAT Professional Member of the Year – MAAT’ category.

Gina summarised the basis of her nomination by saying: “In my current role I’ve demonstrated outstanding achievements having been given the opportunity to take on greater responsibilities than is ordinarily expected of a trainee.

“This has included holding independent client meetings, winning new business, going above and beyond in order to provide a high standard of customer service, all while committed to continuing in my studies.

“My commitment to training is indisputable as I’m the first in the firm to attempt the new joint ACA/CTA programme, which I am on track to complete by the age of 23.”

The winners will be announced at the AAT Annual Conference early next month. The firm has everything crossed for Gina on the night.

The difference between Randall & Payne and other training firms is the encouragement of early client contact, developing skills and confidence for the trainee.

It also supports it’s staff by providing wider opportunities for regular personal development and non-technical learning.

As well as a great training package, trainees have the opportunity to undertake meaningful work in a friendly environment, where they are valued and supported.

The firm believes in fun, a healthy work-life balance and wellbeing as much as hard work and delivering excellence to clients.

» Contact Jo Byrd on careers@randall-payne.co.uk or 01242 776000 for more careers information.